Hi all. Is there a way to turn a normal photo into a coloring book type
line drawing? Thanks.

Riggs <dracula.20.riggs@spamgourmet.com> wrote:

> Hi all. Is there a way to turn a normal photo into a coloring book type
> line drawing? Thanks.

Sure! Whip out that pencil and get crackin'

--
Farlo, the Urban Fey Dragon

"Farlo" <hall.j.m@att.net> wrote in message
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> Riggs <dracula.20.riggs@spamgourmet.com> wrote:
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> Sure! Whip out that pencil and get crackin'

Yeah, but Filter>Blur>Smart Blur with Mode set to Edge Only
might help to get started. Use a high radius and threshold.

In article <MPG.1a24c123ca71d46f989682@news.chi.sbcglobal.net>, Riggs
<dracula.20.riggs@spamgourmet.com> wrote:

> Hi all. Is there a way to turn a normal photo into a coloring book type
> line drawing? Thanks.

If you do a lot of it, then Adobe Streamline is a great start. (I've
finally reconciled myself to that tool. :) )

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> In article <MPG.1a24c123ca71d46f989682@news.chi.sbcglobal.net>, Riggs
> <dracula.20.riggs@spamgourmet.com> wrote:
> 
>
> If you do a lot of it, then Adobe Streamline is a great start. (I've
> finally reconciled myself to that tool. :) )
>

Thanks, I'll have a look at that.

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> "Farlo" <hall.j.m@att.net> wrote in message
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>
> Yeah, but Filter>Blur>Smart Blur with Mode set to Edge Only
> might help to get started. Use a high radius and threshold.
>


Thanks for the tip, with some fine tuning that might just do the trick.

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> Thanks, I'll have a look at that.

Wait. Very sorry, but I posted that late. Streamline is quite hard to use
and not very good for what you want considering the terms of your needs. You
will spend an inordinate of time tuning the scan, then post-manipulation of
vector graphics.  Warren Sarle's suggestion and the others are, IMHO, better
starting places.

A trial version of Streamline should still be at www.adobe.com, should you
wish to try it for yourself. (I do use it, but am not ready to tutor someone
yet.)

Use illustrator and trace it.

Stuart

jjs wrote:

> "Riggs" <dracula.20.riggs@spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
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> Wait. Very sorry, but I posted that late. Streamline is quite hard to use
> and not very good for what you want considering the terms of your needs. Y
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> vector graphics.  Warren Sarle's suggestion and the others are, IMHO, bett
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> starting places.
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> A trial version of Streamline should still be at www.adobe.com, should you
> wish to try it for yourself. (I do use it, but am not ready to tutor someo
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> yet.)
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Riggs wrote:

> Hi all. Is there a way to turn a normal photo into a coloring book type
> line drawing? Thanks.

One fast way: Use Artistic>Poster Edges then select the outline that is
produced with Magic Wand and Contiguous unchecked. Inverse and delete
the color. You might also run Cutout first to simplify the color areas.

--
Comic book sketches and artwork:
http://www.sover.net/~hannigan/edjh.html

Here is a great tutorial on how to use the High Pass Filter. It does a great
job of outlining an image.
http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/linedraw/linedraw.htm

--
Don Gray
http://www.moab-utah.com
"I assure you, unless you are born again, you can never see the Kingdom of
God." (John 3:3 NLT)


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